Monday, November 3, 2014

Case of the Week 324

The following large structures were seen on a stool wet mount preparation, measuring from 50 to 80 micrometers in largest dimension. The patient has a history of chronic intermittent diarrhea that is occasionally bloody and abdominal pain.  Identification?





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9 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 3, 2014 at 8:23 PM

    Balantidium coli

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  2. aubreynoelleNovember 3, 2014 at 9:42 PM

    Balantidium coli!

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  3. UnknownNovember 4, 2014 at 6:05 AM

    must be B.coli, it's the only ciliate known to infect humans. It's very rare though so I haven't seen it in ciliated form since my Masters degree, though I've seen many cysts in ruminants and pigs since then

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  4. AnonymousNovember 4, 2014 at 8:37 AM

    Balantidium coli! Nice...Lee

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  5. AnonymousNovember 4, 2014 at 9:14 AM

    B. coli!

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  6. AnonymousNovember 4, 2014 at 1:18 PM

    Yep, it is ciliated. What is Balantidium coli? ...W

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  7. AnonymousNovember 4, 2014 at 6:06 PM

    Very nice photographs of B. coli. Even the cilia are plainly visible, the nucleus and the cytostome are also visible.

    Florida Fan

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  8. AnonymousNovember 6, 2014 at 10:54 AM

    Ah yes, the flagellate with "boring" motility!

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  9. AnonymousNovember 7, 2014 at 8:11 PM

    Balantidium coli trophozoites stage and cyst stage on last photo.
    Ciliated cell wall noted.

    Wan Hafiz

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